Turnbuckle colors

[nmroberto]

Is there any consensus on what color turnbuckles  should be painted? 

[uncletony]

Is there any consensus on what color turnbuckles  should be painted?

this has been covered somewhere...

depends on who, what and when. German a/c had brass barrels until later in the war when they were forced to switch to steel. ends would be steel in most cases.

[eindecker]

Josef Scott reported in his Eindcker Compendium volumes that the starboard wing turnbuckles were red, the port ones green and the "A" cabane ones were blue. I don't know about other German aircraft.

[Des]

Here are a few photos of original turnbuckles, might give you an idea of the colour.

Des.

[nmroberto]

Thanks guys.  I bought some Gaspatch turnbuckles for my current build and wasn't sure how to paint them. 

[timpivonka]

Wow, Des.  Thanks for the photos.  Great information.

Tim P.